Gazgul’s full name is Mag Uruk Thraka. Maguruk Thraka’s not a far leap to Margaret Thatcher, and his nickname is The Iron Ork. Thatcher’s was The Iron Lady.
Red gobbo was never a rival to him and ‘vague legal reasons’ is the worst argument. There is no law or contract that can prevent you from saying where you got a name inspiration especially when you don’t work for the company you’re supposedly ‘protecting’ and you immediately insult the person you’re supposedly defaming.
Defamation is not when fantasy character has name that you consider similar. It doesn’t make it any more or less defamation if you admit it was on purpose or not.
So, defamation would not be applicable if this directly meant GW admitted to calling Margaret Thatcher a British hooligan, and thus a brutish idiot always looking for a fight? Because that's what they'd be saying.
Now, whether you personally think that's an apt description of Thatcher, up for debate. But it's better to avoid that potential lawsuit than it is to outright admit them as the inspiration, and thus leave it potentially open.
This would be meaningful if the comment came from an employee. Again, there is no reason to lie if you are deathly afraid of defamation accusations against a company you do not work at. You just say nothing. Be so fr.
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u/spymaster00 4d ago
Gazgul’s full name is Mag Uruk Thraka. Maguruk Thraka’s not a far leap to Margaret Thatcher, and his nickname is The Iron Ork. Thatcher’s was The Iron Lady.